Local Matters

With the recent rise in fares for the Gulf Harbour ferry, there is increasing pressure for a better service. Last month Karthiga Kanesha, who travels...

Francesca’s – Hibiscus Hospice’s charity shop specialising in secondhand designer and high-end clothing, closed last month after trading in Silverdale Village for 11 years. At...

Anyone who has struggled to fit a screen protector onto a mobile phone will understand how difficult it is to get a perfect, smooth result....

Carol Sommerville, owner of Main Street fashion store in Orewa, knows what it takes to create an enjoyable shopping experience where customers chat as they...

Keen anglers should be getting their rods and reels ready to win cash and prizes worth $70,000 at the 15th annual Leigh Fishing Contest on...

The future of the Mad Butcher outlet in Silverdale is uncertain as its owners seek a sale of the whole group. It is the latest...

When former ASB customer 95-year-old John Lokes needed to open an account with the ANZ Bank recently he found that, for an older person, changing...

Orewa business owners will be canvassed on a plan to implement CCTV in the town. Police initiated the idea of setting up a network of...

Independent commissioners adjourned the resource consent hearing into the proposed multi-storey retirement complex at Annalise Place, Orewa to seek more information from the applicant. The...

Traps were placed around Hatfields Beach last month to help rid the area of rats, mustelids (stoats and weasels) and possums. Hatfields resident Colin Christie...